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scott's structures, and had to deal with the problems of construction on the kansas prairie, which had few trees. he had only two bricklayers and three carpenters to rely on, as there were few civilians and most of the soldiers had other duties to perform. wood was available, but the mill was built 1 @. @ 5 miles ( 2 @. @ 4 km ) away, making transport time consuming. swords found his efforts plagued by lack of wood, skilled labor and working equipment. freak accidents destroyed much of the wood intended for the fort's construction. as a result, only one duplex of the five planned